Changes between Version 1 and Version 2 of TracIni

Timestamp:

09/29/11 01:15:08 (13 years ago)

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trac

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TracIni

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 = The Trac Configuration File =
+
 [[TracGuideToc]]
 
 Trac configuration is done by editing the '''`trac.ini`''' config file, located in `<projectenv>/conf/trac.ini`.  Changes to the configuration are usually reflected immediately, though changes to the `[components]` or `[logging]` sections will require restarting the web server. You may also need to restart the web server after creating a global configuration file when none was previously present.
 
+The `trac.ini` configuration file should be writable by the web server, as Trac currently relies on the possibility to trigger a complete environment reload to flush its caches.
+
 == Global Configuration ==
 
-In previous versions, the global configuration was by default located in `$prefix/share/trac/conf/trac.ini` or sometimes /etc/trac/trac.ini depending on the distribution. If you're upgrading, you may want to specify that file to inherit from.
+In versions prior to 0.11, the global configuration was by default located in `$prefix/share/trac/conf/trac.ini` or /etc/trac/trac.ini, depending on the distribution. If you're upgrading, you may want to specify that file to inherit from.  Literally, when you're upgrading to 0.11, you have to add an `[inherit]` section to your project's `trac.ini` file. Additionally, you have to move your customized templates and common images from `$prefix/share/trac/...` to the new location.
 
 Global options will be merged with the environment-specific options, where local options override global options. The options file is specified as follows:
 {{{
 [inherit]
-file = /usr/share/trac/conf/trac.ini
+file = /path/to/global/trac.ini
 }}}
+Multiple files can be specified using a comma-separated list.
 
-== Reference ==
+Note that you can also specify a global option file when creating a new project,  by adding the option `--inherit=/path/to/global/trac.ini` to [TracAdmin#initenv trac-admin]'s `initenv` command.  If you do not do this but nevertheless intend to use a global option file with your new environment, you will have to go through the newly generated `conf/trac.ini` file and delete the entries that will otherwise override those set in the global file.
 
-This is a brief reference of available configuration options.
+There are two more entries in the [[#inherit-section| [inherit] ]] section, `templates_dir` for sharing global templates and `plugins_dir`, for sharing plugins. Those entries can themselves be specified in the shared configuration file, and in fact, configuration files can even be chained if you specify another `[inherit] file` there.
+
+Note that the templates found in the `templates/` directory of the TracEnvironment have precedence over those found in `[inherit] templates_dir`. In turn, the latter have precedence over the installed templates, so be careful about what you put there, notably if you override a default template be sure to refresh your modifications when you upgrade to a new version of Trac (the preferred way to perform TracInterfaceCustomization being still to write a custom plugin doing an appropriate `ITemplateStreamFilter` transformation).
+
+== Reference for settings
+
+This is a brief reference of available configuration options, and their default settings.
 
 [[TracIni]]
 
-== [components] == #components-section
+== Reference for special sections
+[[PageOutline(3,,inline)]]
+
+=== [components] === #components-section
 This section is used to enable or disable components provided by plugins, as well as by Trac itself. The component to enable/disable is specified via the name of the option. Whether its enabled is determined by the option value; setting the value to `enabled` or `on` will enable the component, any other value (typically `disabled` or `off`) will disable the component.
 
@@ -38 +51 @@
 See also: TracPlugins
 
-== [ticket-custom] == #ticket-custom-section
-
-In this section, you can define additional fields for tickets. See TracTicketsCustomFields for more details.
-
-== [ticket-workflow] == #ticket-workflow-section
-''(since 0.11)''
-
-The workflow for tickets is controlled by plugins. 
-By default, there's only a `ConfigurableTicketWorkflow` component in charge. 
-That component allows the workflow to be configured via this section in the trac.ini file.
-See TracWorkflow for more details.
-
-== [milestone-groups] == #milestone-groups-section
+=== [milestone-groups] === #milestone-groups-section
 ''(since 0.11)''
 
@@ -58 +59 @@
 that will be shown in different colors in the milestone progress bar.
 
-Example configuration (which is also the default):
+Example configuration (the default only has closed and active):
 {{{
 closed = closed
-closed.order = 0                     # sequence number in the progress bar
-closed.query_args = group=resolution # optional extra param for the query
-closed.overall_completion = true     # count for overall completion
+# sequence number in the progress bar
+closed.order = 0
+# optional extra param for the query (two additional columns: created and modified and sort on created)
+closed.query_args = group=resolution,order=time,col=id,col=summary,col=owner,col=type,col=priority,col=component,col=severity,col=time,col=changetime
+# indicates groups that count for overall completion percentage
+closed.overall_completion = true
 
-active = *                           # one catch-all group is allowed
-active.order = 1
-active.css_class = open              # CSS class for this interval
+new = new
+new.order = 1
+new.css_class = new
+new.label = new
+
+# one catch-all group is allowed
+active = *
+active.order = 2
+# CSS class for this interval
+active.css_class = open
+# Displayed label for this group
+active.label = in progress
 }}}
 
@@ -78 +91 @@
 selector:  `table.progress td.<class>`
 
-== [svn:externals] == #svn:externals-section
+=== [repositories] === #repositories-section
+
+(''since 0.12'' multirepos)
+
+One of the alternatives for registering new repositories is to populate the `[repositories]` section of the trac.ini.
+
+This is especially suited for setting up convenience aliases, short-lived repositories, or during the initial phases of an installation.
+
+See [TracRepositoryAdmin#Intrac.ini TracRepositoryAdmin] for details about the format adopted for this section and the rest of that page for the other alternatives.
+
+=== [svn:externals] === #svn:externals-section
 ''(since 0.11)''
 
-The TracBrowser for Subversion can interpret the `svn:externals` property of folders out of the box.
-However, if those externals are ''not'' using the `http:` protocol, or if a link to a different repository browser (such another Trac or [http://www.viewvc.org/ ViewVC]) is desired, then Trac needs to be able to map an external prefix to this other URL.
+The TracBrowser for Subversion can interpret the `svn:externals` property of folders.
+By default, it only turns the URLs into links as Trac can't browse remote repositories.
+
+However, if you have another Trac instance (or an other repository browser like [http://www.viewvc.org/ ViewVC]) configured to browse the target repository, then you can instruct Trac which other repository browser to use for which external URL.
 
 This mapping is done in the `[svn:externals]` section of the TracIni
@@ -89 +114 @@
 {{{
 [svn:externals]
-http://theirserver.org/svn/eng-soft       http://ourserver/viewvc/svn/$path/?pathrev=25914
-svn://anotherserver.com/tools_repository  http://ourserver/trac/support/browser/$path?rev=$rev
+1 = svn://server/repos1                       http://trac/proj1/browser/$path?rev=$rev
+2 = svn://server/repos2                       http://trac/proj2/browser/$path?rev=$rev
+3 = http://theirserver.org/svn/eng-soft       http://ourserver/viewvc/svn/$path/?pathrev=25914
+4 = svn://anotherserver.com/tools_repository  http://ourserver/tracs/tools/browser/$path?rev=$rev
 }}}
-With the above, the `svn://anotherserver.com/tools_repository/tags/1.1/tools` external will be mapped to `http://ourserver/trac/support/browser/tags/1.1/tools?rev=` (and `rev` will be set to the appropriate revision number if the external additionally specifies a revision, see the [http://svnbook.red-bean.com/en/1.4/svn.advanced.externals.html SVN Book on externals] for more details).
+With the above, the `svn://anotherserver.com/tools_repository/tags/1.1/tools` external will be mapped to `http://ourserver/tracs/tools/browser/tags/1.1/tools?rev=` (and `rev` will be set to the appropriate revision number if the external additionally specifies a revision, see the [http://svnbook.red-bean.com/en/1.4/svn.advanced.externals.html SVN Book on externals] for more details).
 
+Note that the number used as a key in the above section is purely used as a place holder, as the URLs themselves can't be used as a key due to various limitations in the configuration file parser.
+
+Finally, the relative URLs introduced in [http://subversion.tigris.org/svn_1.5_releasenotes.html#externals Subversion 1.5] are not yet supported.
+
+=== [ticket-custom] === #ticket-custom-section
+
+In this section, you can define additional fields for tickets. See TracTicketsCustomFields for more details.
+
+=== [ticket-workflow] === #ticket-workflow-section
+''(since 0.11)''
+
+The workflow for tickets is controlled by plugins. 
+By default, there's only a `ConfigurableTicketWorkflow` component in charge. 
+That component allows the workflow to be configured via this section in the trac.ini file.
+See TracWorkflow for more details.
 
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